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Did you miss Alfabeti del Corpo: Gender, Translation, and Activism symposium exploring intersections of feminism, abolition, and translation studies? Watch the symposium panels and salons featuring scholars and practitioners from NYU and beyond https://www.youtube.com//videos

NYU Baedeker is NYU travel magazine (insta: baedeker.nyu) which Jingshan and Shuhe restarted in Fall ‘23 after three years of COVID-19 deactivation. Last semester Shuhe, along with a team of 12 talented editors and designers from NYU Florence, published their first abroad edition in the history of the magazine. During the Spring semester, the magazine initiative was led by Jingshan and Valentina to further strengthen our engagement with abroad students in Florence.

If you'd like your words and photos to be featured on the NYU Baedeker online blog, please send your pitch to our Global Engagement Lead, Eli ([email protected]) and they'll be in touch with the next steps!

With Believing in Dante: Truth in Fiction, Professor Alison Cornish re-examines the infernal and celestial dramas of Dante’s masterpiece that alienate and perplex modern readers, offering an invigorating view of the whole Divine Comedy, bringing it to meaningful life today. Join us for the book presentation by the author in conversation with NYU Florence Lecturer Federica Anichini (June 12, 6:00 p.m.)
Part of "Estate Fiorentina 2024 - iniziativa proposta nel Piano Operativo della Città di Firenze" Città di Firenze Cultura
Co-funded with Fondi europei: PN METRO plus e città medie Sud 2021-2027

Believing in Dante: Truth in Fiction - Villa La Pietra Book presentation by author and NYU Professor Alison Cornish, in conversation with NYU Florence Lecturer Federica Anichini. With Believing in Dante, Alison Cornish re-examines the infernal and celestial dramas of Dante’s masterpiece that alienate and perplex modern readers, offering an invigoratin...

This two-day event brings together artistic, activist and academic framings of the life and legacy of Paul L. Robeson. The screening of a series of performance-based videos, a conversation series, a concert and a film premiere accompanied by a live sound performance make up this multifaceted convening. The program is designed to encompass two evenings of reflection and celebration of the global facing socio-political dimensions of Robeson, his vision of art as a tool for social change and the need for a critical reflection on this unsung figure within the Italian context. Civil Rights and labor activist, athlete, actor, singer and voice for change are all descriptors of this incredible historic figure. The work and research of Justin Randolph Thompson, spanning 15 years of performance and sculptural works that engage this legacy take us from Peekskill NY (Thompson’s birthplace and the site of the Peekskill Riots of 1949) to Madrid and on through Marrakech.

In collaboration with The Recovery Plan and part of "Estate Fiorentina 2024 - iniziativa proposta nel Piano Operativo della Città di Firenze" Città di Firenze Cultura
Featuring Justin Randolph Thompson, Jason Thompson, Shana L. Redmond, Antonella Bundu, Mackda Ghebremariam Tesfau’, Jemma Robin Thompson, Bradly Dever Treadaway, Dudù Kouate, SADI

Co-funded with Fondi europei: PN METRO plus e città medie Sud 2021-2027

Paul Leroy Robeson: Mountains, Rivers and Deserts - Villa La Pietra A conference, concert, screening and performance NYU Florence in collaboration with The Recovery Plan Featuring: Justin Randolph Thompson Jason Thompson Shana L. Redmond Antonella Bundu Mackda Ghebremariam Tesfau Jemma RobinThompson Bradly Dever Treadaway Dudu Kouate SADI This two-day event brings t...

Dal 23 maggio al 5 luglio nel bellissimo giardino di Villa La Pietra, sulle colline sopra Firenze, artisti, musicisti, scrittori, attori professionisti, ballerini e giovani talenti daranno vita a una rassegna di eventi culturali

The Season 2024 a Villa La Pietra: concerti, danza, teatro, approfondimenti e una mostra Dal 23 maggio al 5 luglio nel bellissimo giardino di Villa La Pietra, sulle colline sopra Firenze, una rassegna a ingresso libero

Join Director Ludovica Fales and Actor Fiorello Miguel Lebbiati for the screening of the award-winning movie “Lala” . This is the manifesto of an invisible generation whose rights were denied and who are fighting for citizenship rights.

Open to the Public. Sign up in the stories!

Alfabeti del Corpo: Gender, Translation, and Activism
Our second keynote speaker is Vera Gheno (Researcher, University of Florence), introduced by Elisa Biagini (Lecturer, NYU Florence), April 19, 2:00-3:30pm CET (8:00-9:30am ET).

Vera Gheno, sociolinguist and translator from Hungarian, teaches at the University of Florence and is focused mainly on digital communication, gender issues, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Register here for the webinar: https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yPCq9ifgRQiBHkSp1Muv0w #/registration.
View the Alfabeti del Corpo program here: https://lapietra.nyu.edu/event/alfabeti-del-corpo-gender-translation-and-activism/.

Alfabeti del Corpo: Gender, Translation, and Activism
Our first keynote speaker is Mónica de la Torre (Madelon Leventhal Rand Distinguished Lecturer, Brooklyn College), introduced by Janet Hendrickson (Clinical Assistant Professor, Liberal Studies, NYU), April 18, 4:30-6:00pm CET (10:30am-12:00pm ET).

Mónica de la Torre’s most recent book of poems and translations is Repetition Nineteen (Nightboat, 2020). Other collections include The Happy End/All Welcome (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2017)—a riff on Kafka’s Amerika—and Public Domain (Roof Books, 2008). She has translated an array of poets including Amanda Berenguer, Omar Cáceres, Ana Hatherly, Lila Zemborain, and Gerardo Deniz. With Alex Balgiu, she co-edited the anthology Women in Concrete Poetry 1959–79 (Primary Information, 2020). She is the recipient of the 2022 Foundation for Contemporary Arts C.D. Wright Award for Poetry and a 2022 Creative Capital grant. She teaches at Brooklyn College.

Register here for the webinar: https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NJYTLhvBQpy5x_7Bmhx87Q #/registration.
View the full program here: https://lapietra.nyu.edu/event/alfabeti-del-corpo-gender-translation-and-activism/.

Alfabeti del Corpo: Gender, Translation, and Activism (April 18-19) is a two-day symposium exploring intersections of feminism, abolition, and translation studies. The symposium program will include panels, workshops, and salons featuring scholars and practitioners from NYU and beyond.
All events are free and open to the public. To attend in person, please send your RSVP to: [email protected]. To register for any of the hybrid sessions on Zoom, please use the links in the program on the webpage:
https://lapietra.nyu.edu/event/alfabeti-del-corpo-gender-translation-and-activism/
The symposium is hosted by NYU Florence and sponsored by NYU’s Minor in Translation Studies, with the generous support of NYU Office of Global Programs; Global Research Initiatives, Office of the Provost; NYU Liberal Studies; and the Department of Comparative Literature.

Photograph by Agnese De Donato, Donne non si nasce, si diventa, 1970. Gelatin Silver print 30x24. Courtesy Collezione Donata Pizzi / Archivio De Donato

Alfabeti del Corpo: Gender, Translation, and Activism - Villa La Pietra Alfabeti del Corpo: Gender, Translation, and Activism is a two-day symposium exploring intersections of feminism, abolition, and translation studies. The symposium program will include panels, workshops, and salons featuring scholars and practitioners from NYU and beyond.   VIEW THE FULL PROGRAM HE...

Last week we met Martina Bacigalupo
For a decade, Martina Bacigalupo lived and worked as a documentary photographer in the Great Lake region, in East Africa. Realizing the ambiguous role that photography played on the continent, perpetuating the one-side narrative whereby Africa is a place of misery and violence and needs the West to get out of it, she began to question the very language of visual expression. In her talk, Martina took students on a journey of realization and self-questioning about the ethics of representation and the liberating opportunities that collaborating with your photographic subjects can offer.

On the following day, students from various classe participated in a workshop with Martina in Villa Sassetti. Together, they explored a series of questions such as: How does editing impact a story? How do we edit for a magazine, a book, or an exhibition? What is the emotional frequency of an image? In the workshop students selected a set of images to create a visual story. Martina then led a critique session to discuss how those images had been selected and what impact they had.

Flynn Murtuagh: "Studying abroad at New York University Florence has genuinely heightened my academic and personal global comprehension, cross-cultural focus and interdisciplinary thinking. While the beautiful campus, thoughtful professors and staff, and opportunity to be in the historically and artistically important city of Florence all contributed to my having an extraordinary semester, the Villa La Pietra Museum was truly my high point at NYU Florence. As an art history student, having a museum on campus with collections accessible to students is not only personally thrilling but is enriched by an immersive in-person experience as well. In addition, Villa La Pietra’s identity as a house museum provides the artwork it houses with spatial and familiar context, an aid to artistic comprehension that many museums lack.

When I first arrived at NYU Florence I was unaware of Villa La Pietra and the opportunities available to students. Upon learning about their graduate-level conservation program with NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts, Professional Development Opportunities for undergraduate students and student-driven exhibitions, I was eager to contribute to the museum’s mission in a meaningful way. Working with the museum’s curator, Francesca Maria Baldry, and lead conservator, Claudia Beyer, I designed a volunteer schedule for myself that allowed me to assist and learn in the textile department of the museum’s collection. As a student striving to connect my academic experiences with hands-on learning, this mentorship opportunity with industry professionals, and to gain experience working in a museum environment made this opportunity at Villa La Pietra invaluable to me. It is an experience that I will carry forward every day of my academic and professional career."
Flynn Murtuagh
NYU Gallatin – Concentration in Haute Couture Curatorial Studies
NYU Florence Fall 2023

Our NYU Drama Club performed Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind by Greg Allen. In this performance, students attempted to perform 20 separate plays in 45 minutes! Students and faculty enjoyed  the plays and seeing fellow students showcasing their talents. We’re looking forward to the next installment! 

Our Global Equity Fellows organised a trip to Bologna where students learned about impact migrants have on the city on the decolonial tour of Migrant Tours Bologna led by .generation.italy . They then talked with, Eta, a Bologna native who runs an association “Il Cerchio della Libia in Via Libia”   for migrants needing a place to stay or for those passing by. The trip ended with a late lunch of Eritrean Etiophian food at Restaurant Senafe and some free time in the city!

Students learned all about the history of Italian pottery and its uses in a class with .lab . Students were given the opportunity to paint their own plate following the traditional Florentine style or their own design! 

NYU Florence and will be hosting a conversation series with curator and researcher Mistura Allison on December 4th  and artist Samuel Baah Kortey on December 5th, in dialogue with artist and director of The Recovery Plan Justin Randolph Thompson. More info in our stories. RSVP at [email protected]

This weekend our students traveled to San Miniato for their annual Truffle Festival! Students learned about this historic town in a walking tour, then used their free time to explore the festival on their own and taste some of the finest truffle dishes San Miniato has to offer!

This past Saturday, NYU Florence students went to watch the Fiorentina Women’s soccer game against Como! After an amazing victory by Fiorentina, the students were able to tour Viola Park, the newly established headquarters for the Italian football club ACF Fiorentina!

NYU Florence students participated in the annual Olive Harvest. Students collected olives, ate a traditional Tuscan meal of ribollita soup and pork sausages. Afterwards, they participated in an olive oil tasting and learned about what makes a good quality olive oil. As a special perk, students who volunteered in these harvests will be receiving a bottle of olive oil!

The Cooking Club had a first session where they learned how to make pasta! Students made pasta from scratch, as well as pesto, carbonara, and tomato-vegetable sauces to top it off! All of the vegetables were picked fresh from the garden at Villa la Pietra.

Our students had a fang-tastic Halloween at Villa La Pietra! (👻🦇🧛) Celebrations ranged from costume and make-up contests to spooky tours of the Villa and pumpkin painting! Students also learned about the crucial role of pollinators in our food system. Did you know that without pollinators we wouldn’t have pumpkins, apples, or even chocolate?!

Thank you to Senti Toy for informing our LS freshman students about the next four years with NYU! Students were able to see what the next steps needed to transition from LS into GLS or transition to another school in NYU.
Great info session!